Your Voice Is Vital
Join the Early Intervention Providers Association
EIPA-PA Members
Make a Lasting Impact
Welcome to EIPA PA's advocacy hub! Here you'll find everything
you need to support early intervention and special education in Pennsylvania. Click through the resources below to begin
making meaningful impact:
Early Intervention
RESOURCE LIBRARY
Contextual Information about Early Learning
EIPA ELPA Timeline: Understand the history and milestones of early intervention and special education in Pennsylvania.
Early Intervention Advocacy Agenda: Discover how your work connects to policy and how you can influence change.
U.S. Department of Education: Letter regarding the Early Childhood Education Workforce.
Webinars and Handouts
EI Advocacy Webinar Slide Deck and Recording: A comprehensive guide from our latest advocacy webinar.
Advocacy Agenda Handout: Key points and strategies to support your advocacy efforts.
Webinar Questions Follow-Up: Answers to questions from our webinars to deepen your understanding.
Navigating Law and Policy in Early Intervention: How to effectively advocate for Children and Families from the Education Law Center-PA.
Advocacy Resources
Find Your Representative: Locate and contact your local representatives to voice your support.
Legislative Contact Information: Essential contacts to help you reach out to policymakers.
Talking Points for Legislative Visits: Clear and concise messages to share during your legislative visits regarding early learning.
Writing Your Legislators: Tips and templates to effectively communicate your advocacy messages in writing.
Writing Your Governor: Sample language communicate your advocacy messages in writing.
How to Talk to Families About Advocacy: Guidance on engaging families and encouraging them to advocate for early intervention and special education.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
Use these resources to advocate for policies that support and enhance early intervention services across Pennsylvania. Together, we can make a difference for children and families.
Resources for Providers
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RCPA
The Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association are providers of health and human services committed to effective, efficient, and high quality care.
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ELPA
Early Learning PA (ELPA) is a broad-based coalition that advocates for access to voluntary, high-quality early learning care and education and healthy development opportunities for all Pennsylvania children.
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Department of Human Services (DHS)
The DHS’s mission is to assist Pennsylvanians in leading safe, healthy, and productive lives through equitable, trauma-informed, and outcome-focused services while being an accountable steward of commonwealth resources.
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Provider Registry
Look up relevant OCDEL Provider Registry status
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EITA
Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA)
Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA) provides training and technical assistance to local Infant/Toddler and Preschool Early Intervention programs providing support and services to children birth to school age with developmental disabilities and their families.
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PATTAN
Working with the Bureau of Special Education (BSE), Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), PaTTAN provides a full array of professional development and technical assistance targeted to improving student results.
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ACT 31 TRAINING
Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Continuing Education Providers
Act 31 of 2014 requires the health-related boards to complete 3 hours of approved training on child abuse recognition and reporting
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PA EI Regulations
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Code
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PA Keys
Created in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key implements the work and supports the policies developed and managed by OCDEL.
Child Abuse - Child Welfare Portal
PA State Criminal Background Check
FBI Fingerprint Check
Service Code: 1KG756
Applicant Type: Employee >=14 Years Contact w/ Children
Department: Department of Human Services
OCDEL: Early Learning Programs such as Family Center, Head Start, or Home Visiting.
Clearance Resources
Our company became a provider for Early Intervention four years ago and initially struggled to navigate our way through the system. Another provider told us about the Early Intervention Provider Association and suggested that we join. Joining was the best decision that our company could have made.
The Early Intervention Provider Association has been invaluable with helping us in our day-to-day practice. When there is something that we are unsure about – we only have to ask – and other providers can help as they have usually been through something similar. The association not only helps with specific questions, but gives us a “heads up” about what changes may be coming from the state.
The annual meeting that occurs each May has been a great opportunity to network with other providers and get a feel for what has been working for them as well as what has not been working. It has saved us from going down the wrong path more than once.
Our business is small – but has been growing steadily. We simply could not have grown without the guidance that the Early Intervention Provider Association has given over the years – and it is very much appreciated!
- Laurie Skutch – Pediatric Therapy, LLC
